5:28 PM ET SAN DIEGO – Diamond Sports Group, the operator of 42 regional sports networks across MLB, the NBA and the NHL, paid the San Diego Padres their rights fee on Wednesday, which means the company will continue to broadcast the team’s games in the near future, sources told ESPN. Diamond, which operates under
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5:50 PM ET SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres third-base coach Matt Williams has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be away from the team for an undisclosed period of time. The news was revealed by Padres manager Bob Melvin on Wednesday afternoon, roughly 24 hours before the team begins its highly anticipated season.
11:33 AM ET The use of a pitch clock shaved 26 minutes off of spring training games this year compared to last year as Major League Baseball is set to use it for the first time in the regular season beginning on Thursday. Games lasted 2:35 this spring compared to 3:01 in 2022 as pitchers
3:36 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Adrian Houser will start the season on the injured list with groin tightness and is expected to miss three weeks. Houser, 30, departed a late-spring game with the injury after going 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA in four Cactus League appearances (two starts). He was expected to be used
3:00 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print MLB’s 2023 Opening Day is finally here! All 30 teams will play in 15 games Thursday, with 30 of the best pitchers across the majors taking the mound, headlined by eight Cy Young Award winners. ESPN will air a number of the weekend’s most
7:00 AM ET It’s opening week, and you know what that means — season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2023 season: What does Year 2 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? How will rule changes play out over the season? Is this the year your favorite team will make a
6:39 AM ET ESPN.com staff Baseball season is finally upon us, and there are betting opportunities galore, especially when it comes to vast array of futures out there for your wagering pleasure. Be it which team is going to win it all in the fall or which players get to take home the hardware for
5:58 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anthony Volpe is scheduled Thursday to become the youngest New York Yankees starting shortstop since Hall of Famer Derek Jeter’s debut at 20 years old in 1995. While that might be a daunting task for any
2:02 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Second baseman Andrés Giménez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a seven-year, $106.5 million contract extension that includes an eighth-year club option, sources told ESPN, locking up the biggest breakout
7:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Shohei Ohtani is expected to make a Major League Baseball-record $65 million for the 2023 season including endorsements, according to an annual list published Monday by Forbes, making the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way standout the highest-paid player in the sport. The amount includes the one-year, $30 million contract extension